Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Carly is cruising right along. . Week 2 done and the back and one sleeve are done. . . It’s looking great Carly. Keep it up! . More details about our 12 in 12 program here.
Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
. Oh, she was ready. She wasn’t going to let a little thing like sleep get in her way. 11pm came and she was ready. . Except that she did let sleep get in her way. Midnight came and she was asleep. . Carly took the bulls by the horns on March 1st though and...
Mar 14, 2013 | Favorite Blog Posts
. As if we needed another reason to drink wine:) .
Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
. We all love hand dyed and hand painted yarns. All of us. . We have all heard about buying enough yarn for your project at the start. Make sure your dye lots match. Even if you are purchasing yarn from Cascade, Berroco or Rowan. Just because they are a big...
Feb 20, 2013 | About Us, Favorite Blog Posts
. My Nanny Jean was superstitious. Not crazy superstitious but she taught us things like; . If you stirred with a knife you stirred up trouble and strife. If two bad things happen you need to break a matchstick or another bad thing will come. Bad things happen in...
Feb 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Long time no see. . Yes, it’s been a while since I posted on our blog. A few weeks I think? It’s been a February to remember. . I had a lot of dedicated knitting time this month, and I finished the February sweater. I used 2.5 skeins of Dream in Color...
Feb 9, 2013 | Favorite Blog Posts, Uncategorized
. She was born in 1924. London England. . . She was 15 of 16 kids. . Her given name was Mabel Robbins. No middle name. It kind of bugged her because one of her sisters had 3 names; Lillian Rose Hopper AND everyone called her Dingle. So really she had 4 names. One...
Jan 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
. I was project-less this weekend. I was in the quiet before the February Sweater storm begins. So, I thought I would dive into my stash and see what I had that I hadn’t seen for a while. I don’t think I have knit from my stash in 3 years. I have added...
Jan 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here she is! . . I’m extremely pleased. Currently, it is felted, blocked out and drying. I am hoping it will be dry by Monday so I can put on buttons. Then I will bring her to the shop to share with all of you. . I want to share these adorable photos of Jeani...
Jan 26, 2013 | About Us, Darn Knit AnyWHERE??, Uncategorized
. We participated in a super fun project for Twinsfest. . Local Twin Cities yarn shops, knit sweaters, hats and scarves for the bronze statues of Oliva, Hrbek and Carew. It was not a small undertaking. . It was a very fun experience that we were thrilled to be a part...
